[Dx-qsl] buro cards

Mon Sep 19 21:50:35 EDT 2005

Steve and everyone else. It's not just the money but the time also! And
that is more valuable than the money.
Bernie
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-----Original Message-----
From: dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx-qsl-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Steven Wheatley KU9C
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 20:52
To: dx-qsl-mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] buro cards
Ahhhhh...the proverbial can of worms has been opened. For the record, I
follow Ron and Phil's 'process'....if you've got it on a band/mode, the only
way you'll get a second card is via a direct request. 
Last count of bureau cards received, where I did a 'serious tally' of the
results, showed that about 60% (58 to be exact) were duplicates....being
defined as the call I manage had been requested and answered before for the
band/mode. 
Now, if someone wants to "help"....lets do the math on the next 70 pounds I
get....
Roughly 300 bucks for QSL cards
Roughly 24 bucks for labels
roughly 40 bucks to get the cards to me
roughly 280 bucks to get the cards back out
Do that math, and then look at 60% of it due to 'duplication'. Add on top
of that you have to often make a choice with an hour...do direct, or sort
thru the burro cards....realizing, also, as Nenad pointed out...many have
come via direct as well.
Not having a bad day, just making those that send a card to everything that
moves realize what the pain is.
73
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